Active participation as a volunteer advocate for survivors of sexual assault in your community.

]]>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/volunteer-advocates-needed-for-the-hospital-accompaniment-program-at-the-sexual-assault-center/feed/0OACS Key Performance Indicatorshttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/oacs-key-performance-indicators/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/oacs-key-performance-indicators/#commentsTue, 02 Jun 2015 18:38:54 +0000david.brown@vanderbilt.eduhttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/?p=3224OACS believes in the value of comprehensively assessing the efficacy of our work and encouraging our affiliated student organizations to assess the impact their activities have on the communities they serve. The practice and implementation of assessment undergo constant scrutiny to ensure OACS remains consistent with best practices developed at the university level. Assessment is the lens through which all OACS programs are filtered in order to determine the existence and scope of need, where adjustments must be made, and how our staff can improve.

The following key performance indicators have been selected by OACS to succinctly convey pertinent information about our work:

Percentage of undergraduate students participating in service organizations

Percentage of students reporting “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their experience in the following OACS programs: VIEW, Redefine, Ecuador, London, Morocco, South Africa

Percentage of student service organization leaders reporting “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the service leaders’ conference

Percentage of student service organization leaders reporting “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the OACS advisory relationship

Percentage of students reporting that they were personally transformed by the impact the following programs made on their lives: VIEW, Redefine, Ecuador, London, Morocco, South Africa

Percentage of students reporting that they were personally transformed by the impact the following programs made on their lives: Fall Weekend of Service and Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend of Service

Percentage of undergraduate students participating in service organizations

Data gathered from 2011-2012 through 2013-2014 academic years is from an unknown source, possibly the annual Quality of Life Survey administered to all Vanderbilt undergraduate students. The 2014-2015 data comes from a report run by the Office of Student Organizations & Anchor Link and we list the stoplight as yellow because this will be the benchmark year we judge from.

Update Schedule:

Annually in May, at the conclusion of the academic year

Data Source:

For 2014-2015, Anchor Link rosters of student service organizations were used, from a report run by the Office of Student Organizations & Anchor Link. Students participating in multiple organizations are not duplicated. This number was divided by the total number of enrolled undergraduates

Percentage of student service organization leaders reporting “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the OACS advisory relationship

Update Schedule:

Twice yearly in January and May, at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters

Data Source:

Student service organization survey. This survey is completed by leaders of service organizations advised by OACS

Notes:

Data for spring 2014 and fall 2015 was taken from the student service organization survey question “what is your level of satisfaction working with OACS”

Percentage of students reporting “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their experience in the following OACS programs: VIEW, Redefine, Ecuador, London, Morocco, South Africa

Update Schedule:

Annually in August, after these programs conclude

Data Source:

Program surveys (post-assessments) for VIEW, Redefine, Ecuador, London, Morocco, and South Africa.

Notes:

Data for 2013-2014 is taken from the VIEW, Ecuador, South Africa, London, and Morocco post-assessment survey question “Did you gain what you expected form this experience”. Data will be available beginning August, 2015 for this year’s projects

Percentage of students reporting that they were personally transformed by the impact the following programs made on their lives: VIEW, Redefine, Ecuador, London, Morocco, and South Africa

Update Schedule:

Annually in August, after these programs conclude

Data Source:

Program surveys (post-assessments) for VIEW, Redefine, Ecuador, London, Morocco, and South Africa.

Notes:

Data will be available and charted beginning August, 2015

Percentage of student service organization leaders reporting “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the Service Leaders’ Conference

Update Schedule:

Annually in September, after the Service Leaders’ Conference

Data Source:

Service Leaders’ Conference survey. This survey is completed by leaders of service organizations advised by OACS

Notes:

Data will be available and charted beginning September, 2015

Percentage of students reporting that they were personally transformed by the impact the following programs made on their lives: Fall Weekend of Service and Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend of Service

Update Schedule:

Twice yearly, in October and February, at the conclusion of the Weekends of Service

Data Source:

Program surveys (post-assessments) for Fall and MLK Weekends of Service

]]>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/student-blogs-for-view-ecuador-south-africa-london-morocco-programs/feed/0Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser on May 18thhttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/nepal-earthquake-fundraiser-on-may-18th/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/nepal-earthquake-fundraiser-on-may-18th/#commentsTue, 12 May 2015 21:52:07 +0000david.brown@vanderbilt.eduhttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/?p=3187Join the Nepali community at Vanderbilt and Nashville for a delicious lunch of Nepali style dumplings, and contribute to the relief efforts for earthquake victims in Nepal.

Thirty-three students have been selected to receive the Nichols Humanitarian Fund Award to pursue humanitarian projects during the summer of 2015. Three additional awards will be given to Vanderbilt Law School students in April.

Since its establishment, the Fund has awarded 218 scholarships to Vanderbilt students to enable them to pursue humanitarian missions to virtually every region of the world.

The following students are the 2015 Nichols Humanitarian Fund Award Recipients:

Devontae Willis | Boston, MA, Molecular & Cellular Biology, 2017

*Three Vanderbilt Law Students to be named in April.

The award enables students to work with communities on humanitarian efforts including human rights, public health, immigrant rights, early childhood education, microfinance, and environmental sustainability. The average GPA of the student recipients is 3.5 and the countries where they will work include South Africa, Vanuatu, Morocco, Thailand, Guyana, Ecuador, Russia, India, Nepal, and England.

The Nichols Humanitarian Fund was established in 2006 by the E.C. and Lucile Hamby Nichols Trust, and by Edward C. Nichols, Jr. (JD ’70) and his wife, Janice Nichols. The Fund is a companion scholarship fund to the Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal, and encourages Vanderbilt students to become better citizens of the world and to broaden their thinking by volunteering for humanitarian efforts. The Fund enables students to volunteer for domestic or international humanitarian service opportunities by making support available for educational, travel, and living expenses during their time of service. The fund distributes merit and need-based awards to Vanderbilt students to pay the expenses of their humanitarian activities.

Join VIRA and OACS on April 10th as we have a dialogue with Mayor Karl Dean about Vanderbilt’s role within the greater Nashville community. Afterwards, let your newfound motivation carry you out to the NGO Fair on Wilson lawn! Refreshments will be provided. Mayor Dean begins talking at 4:00 (arrive early for seating!) in Wilson 103; NGO Fair begins at 5:00 on Wilson Terrace.

A Discussion with Samar Ali and Andrew Ladley on Negotiations in Syria and Abroad

MONDAY 6 APRIL

12:00-1:00pm

Buttrick Hall 123

Lunch will be served

Andrew Ladley teaches at the School of Government (Victoria Unievrsity Wellington). He has served as mediator and peace negotiator around the world, including as Senior Expert Mediator in the Standby Team of mediation experts for the United Nations.

Samar Ali (a Vanderbilt alumna), practices law at Bone McAllester Norton focusing on international law and private diplomacy. She was a White House Fellow, working with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, and continues to consult on conflict resolution in the Syrian war and other conflicts.

]]>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/negotiations-in-syria-abroad/feed/0Truman Scholarship for Students Entering Public Servicehttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/truman-scholarship-for-students-entering-public-service/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/truman-scholarship-for-students-entering-public-service/#commentsThu, 26 Mar 2015 21:54:43 +0000david.brown@vanderbilt.eduhttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/?p=2889All sophomores studying for careers in public service should look into the Truman Scholarship. The scholarship provides $30,000 to support graduate study in law, public administration, public policy analysis, public health, international relations, government, economics, social services delivery, conservation and environmental protection. An info session will be held March 30th @ 4:30. Visit www.truman.gov and click on the pdf below for more information.

]]>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/truman-scholarship-for-students-entering-public-service/feed/0City Serve – March 28thhttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/city-serve-march-28th/
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/city-serve-march-28th/#commentsWed, 11 Mar 2015 18:23:23 +0000david.brown@vanderbilt.eduhttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/?p=2863City Serve is a day of service in which Vanderbilt students will have the opportunity to interact with students from TSU and Belmont to engage in service at various Nashville sites. OACS encourages all students to participate!